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Ulcer vs Nodule - What's the difference?

ulcer | nodule |

As nouns the difference between ulcer and nodule

is that ulcer is an open sore of the skin, eyes or mucous membrane, often caused by an initial abrasion and generally maintained by an inflammation and/or an infection while nodule is a rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump.

ulcer

English

(wikipedia ulcer)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (pathology) An open sore of the skin, eyes or mucous membrane, often caused by an initial abrasion and generally maintained by an inflammation and/or an infection.
  • (pathology) peptic ulcer
  • (figurative) Anything that festers and corrupts like an open sore; a vice in character.

    • Derived terms

    * ulcerate * ulceration * ulcerative * ulcerous * ulcerously * ulcerousness

    Anagrams

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    nodule

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump.

    • Derived terms